It was a euro 84 mercedes ,just like the 84 300d I own , but it has a inline 6 cylinder gas motor,never seen one ,is it rare?I was beginning to think some one took a diesel out of a late model mb and did a transplant til I saw the spark plugs.

not really rare, just that the diesels outlasted the gassers by a wide margin so even the wrecking yards don't have many any more. It's the M110 DOHC six, had been in use since the early seventies, also used in the R107 roadsters.. A sweet running engine if injected and not choked by emissions.

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Nate Stanley
(Currently Benzless)
1985 F-250 6.9l 170K
2009 SCION XB 36.5K
2003 LS430 78K
2012 Kubota B 2320

280E...that one was probably a Gray car; the 123 version only sold in the US 1977-81.

Here's one (note the evil ACC servo in the lower left):

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Ya did get the the headlight assy. and the bumpers....right...... RIGHT???

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

yep.

i have an 84 euro 280e.

i disagree that the 110 gas engine in injected form is less rugged than a diesel. perhaps less than a 616 or 617 na but more rugged than a turbo motor or any of the 60_ series of diesels, imho.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I have a 73 280CE euro. Wow! does it run well.

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

The 110 is an amazing piece of engineering for it's time. When Detroit was still selling it's pushrod engines, the 110 was already cranking out 175+ hp out of it's DOHC 2.8 liters.

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yep. that is right at one hp per cubic inch. not bad. it was nt too long before that that was what you expected from a racing engine.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Whats even better is that it was a Hemi and still made all that HP with only 2 valves per cylinder.